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SBA News: Announcing SBA’s Top Minnesota Partners for 2022, trainings, tax tips and more


SBA’s Minnesota newsletter with info and training opportunities to help your small business start, grow, expand and recover

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2022 National Small Business Week Winner, NSBW

Announcing Minnesota’s Top SBA Partners for 2022

WomenVenture is the 2022 Minnesota Women’s Business Center of the Year

The metro area non-profit was chosen for its excellence and innovation in training, counseling culturally and economically diverse women entrepreneurs, and serving as a community champion for women-owned small businesses.

In addition to being recognized for excellence in Minnesota, WomenVenture was also chosen as the 2022 SBA Great Lakes Region’s Women’s Business Center of the Year. Read the full release here.

 

Northwest Regional SBDC is SBA’s Minnesota 2022 Small Business Development Center of Excellence

Hosted by Northwest Minnesota Foundation, the Northwest Regional SBDC  provides one-on-one, confidential consulting to business start-ups and existing businesses focusing on feasibility studies, market research, surveys, business plan development, loan packaging, operational assistance, and more throughout the 12-county Northwest region. 

In FY2021, it assisted 811 small businesses and entrepreneurs, helping them access over $17 million in capital and supporting nearly 1,600 jobs. Read the full release here.


DOL Listening Sessions on Overtime Regulations

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is hosting a series of listening sessions to hear the public’s feedback on the current overtime regulations and the potential impact from any changes to those regulations.

Learn More 


Non-Traditional Financing Options Training

Free In-person training with SBA partners coming to Woodbury

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 3 to 5 p.m. 
Courtyard by Marriott, 185 Radio Drive, Woodbury, MN 55125

Learn About

  • SBA 504 Loan Program
  • MCCD Loan Program
  • WomenVenture Loan Program
  • Latino Economic Development Corporation Loan Program
  • And More!

To register, email events@mccdmn.org


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Upcoming SBA Training

We are hosting free training webinars to help entrepreneurs and small business owners start, grow, expand, and recover. 

To learn more and register today, visit the links below:

  • SADBOC Procurement Fair (with multiple partners) 
    April 25; Learn More
    !Sign up for SADBOC Matchmaking Separately Here!
  • SBA Funding for Your Business – with the IRS and WHD
    Apr 26, 11 a.m.; Register
  • Resources for Small Businesses (with PTAC)
    May 2, 9 a.m.; Register
  • Steps to Starting a Small Business 
    May 2, 10 a.m.; Register
  • SBA Federal Certification – 8(a) Business Development Program Info (with PTAC)
    May 3, 9 a.m.; Register
  • SBA Federal Certification – Intro to the HUBZone Program (with PTAC)
    May 4, 9 a.m.; Register
  • Pasos simples para iniciar un negocio en Minnesota
    May 5, 9 a.m.; Register
  • SBA Federal Certification – Women-owned focused (with PTAC)
    May 5; 9 a.m.; Register
  • Veteran’s Certification (with PTAC)
    May 6; 9 a.m.; Register
  • Veteran’s Brief
    May 6, 10 a.m.; Register

SBA Resource Partner Trainings

  • How to Create a Product Pitch that Sells (SCORE)
    April 18, Learn More
  • Gender & Culture Difference in Negotiation (SCORE)
    April 19; Learn More
  • Worker Experience Survey Results (Federal Reserve)
    April 19; Learn More
  • Business Owners – Do You Have a Plan for the Future of Your Business (SBDC)
    April 19; Learn More

  • What’s Passion Got to Do With It? (part of the Ignite Series from the Women’s Business Alliance)
    April 20; Learn More
  • Simple Steps to Starting Your Business (5 Session Series) (SCORE)
    April 20-May 18; Learn More
  • Exit Planning (SBDC)
    April 21 & 28; Learn More
  • Child Care Provider Training: Start Up Boot Camp (First Children’s Finance)
    April 21 & 28; Learn More
  • 5 Steps to Launch Your Website Like a Pro (SCORE)
    April 21; Learn More
  • Employee vs. Independent Contractor – What is the difference? (NDC)
    April 24, Learn More
  • HR Basics: When Growing from Start-Up to 20+ Employees (SCORE)
    April 26; Learn More
  • WomenVenture Overview
    April 27 & 29; Learn More
  • Neighborhood Development Center Information Session
    April 28; Learn More
  • The Future of Small Business (NDC)
    April 29; Learn More
  • Native American Entrepreneurial Empowerment Workshop (SBDC)
    May 16 & May 17; Learn More


Want More: On-Demand Recorded Training

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Check out these recorded webinars: 


Tax Tips from the IRS

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